| Collected Papers of Stig Kanger with Essays on His Life and Work Volume II 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Holmström-Hintikka, Ghita (Editor), Lindström, Sten (Editor), Sliwinski, R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402001118 ISBN-13: 9781402001116 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: Stig Kanger (1924-1988) made important contributions to logic and formal philosophy. Kanger's most original achievements were in the areas of general proof theory, the semantics of modal and deontic logic, and the logical analysis of the concept of rights. But he contributed significantly to action theory, preference logic and the theory of measurement as well. This is the second of two volumes dedicated to the work of Stig Kanger. The first volume is a complete collection of Kanger's philosophical papers. The present volume contains critical essays on the various aspects of Kanger's work as well as some biographical sketches. Lennart ??qvist, Jan Berg, Brian Chellas, Anatoli Degtyarev, Lars Gustafsson, S??ren Halld??n, Kaj B??rge Hansen, Sven Ove Hansson, Risto Hilpinen, Jaakko Hintikka, Ghita Holmstr??m-Hintikka, Lars Lindahl, Sten Lindstr??m, Ingmar P??rn, Dag Prawitz, Wlodek Rabinowicz, Krister Segerberg, Amartya Sen, S??ren Stenlund, G??ran Sundholm, and Andrei Voronkov have contributed to this volume. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Logic - Philosophy | Reference |
| Dewey: 198.5 |
| LCCN: 2001038659 |
| Series: Synthese Library |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.30 lbs) 281 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
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| Publisher Description: Stig Kanger (1924-1988) made important contributions to logic and formal philosophy. Kanger's most original achievements were in the areas of general proof theory, the semantics of modal and deontic logic, and the logical analysis of the concept of rights. But he contributed significantly to action theory, preference logic and the theory of measurement as well. This is the second of two volumes dedicated to the work of Stig Kanger. The first volume is a complete collection of Kanger's philosophical papers. The present volume contains critical essays on the various aspects of Kanger's work as well as some biographical sketches. Lennart qvist, Jan Berg, Brian Chellas, Anatoli Degtyarev, Lars Gustafsson, S ren Halld n, Kaj B rge Hansen, Sven Ove Hansson, Risto Hilpinen, Jaakko Hintikka, Ghita Holmstr m-Hintikka, Lars Lindahl, Sten Lindstr m, Ingmar P rn, Dag Prawitz, Wlodek Rabinowicz, Krister Segerberg, Amartya Sen, S ren Stenlund, G ran Sundholm, and Andrei Voronkov have contributed to this volume. |
